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United States Patent | 5,624,587 |
Otsuki ,   et al. | April 29, 1997 |
The focus of a laser machining apparatus is set by reading a program for setting the focus of the laser beam on a workpiece; irradiating the workpiece with the laser beam according to the program for setting the focus; moving a machining lens relative to the workpiece while keeping constant the distance between the machining head and the surface of the workpiece; detecting information regarding the relative distance between the machining lens and the workpiece; judging that the laser beam has focused on the workpiece when the detected relative distance information has exceeded a predetermined range and when a blue flame occurs; and storing the position information of the machining lens at the time when it is judged that the laser beam has focused on the workpiece.
Inventors: | Otsuki; Tetsuya (Aichi, JP); Kubo; Manabu (Aichi, JP) |
Assignee: | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 207057 |
Filed: | March 8, 1994 |
Mar 08, 1993[JP] | 5-046633 |
Current U.S. Class: | 219/121.83; 219/121.75 |
Intern'l Class: | B23K 026/04 |
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